8 Unique Fondue Recipes

Move over melted cheese. White chocolate, raspberries and others play the starring role in these dip-friendly recipes

Think outside the fondue pot with recipes that don't have to include cheese. — the food passionates/Corbis

Nigella Lawson once wrote that cheese fondue "makes a fabulous supper: filling, gorgeous to eat, and conducive to good atmosphere and even better spirits." There isn't much more we could add to her description of this wonderful kind of dish — always fun to share with friends — except that cheeseless fondues can be just as tasty. Try these eight versions, offering unusual ingredients such as coconut milk, crab and raspberries.

This cheese-free fondue is another less-decadent version and an inventive vehicle for cooking chicken breasts. Chicken broth, coconut milk and Thai herbs and spices create a zingy broth to serve with chicken and vegetables. The leftover broth can be turned into a soup with rice noodles.